Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar, commonly known as Potiguar or as Potiguar de Mossoró, are a

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. They won the

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once and competed in the Série A twice. Potiguar is currently ranked fourth among Rio Grande do Norte teams in CBF's national club ranking at 157th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside of Greater Natal.

History

They were founded on 11 February 1945, as Esporte Clube Potuguar by a group of sportsmen. They fused with Associação Desportiva Potiguar on June 19, 1953. The club won the

in 2004. Potiguar competed in the Série A in

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, when they were eliminated in the first stage. The club was eliminated in

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's first stage of the Green module in 2000.

Stadium

They play their home games at the Nogueirão stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.

Honours

State

** Winners (2): 2004, 2013 ** Runners-up (3): 1997, 2006, 2008 * Campeonato Potiguar Second Division ** Winners (1): 1981 * Copa Cidade do Natal ** Winners (2): 2008, 2013 * Torneio Início do Rio Grande do Norte ** Winners (1): 1979

City

* Campeonato Mossoroense ** Winners (20): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957,1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987

Derby

The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as ''Potiba''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potiguar Association football clubs established in 1945 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Norte